A friend of mine introduced me to Karen David’s music last friday, and I spent a big part of the weekend just listening to her. Her voice is amazing, and when it is paired with the genius A.R. Rehman’s music, the result is just a pure mesmerization of your auditory senses. Wait that’s unfair. The songs had my heart thrilling in tune, so to say that just my ears were pleased would not be accurate. Check her out – she has four songs here: (http://www.myspace.com/karendavid)
Tough to choose – they are all wonderful – but “Alive” is my favorite, closely followed by “Shillong”.
Categories: Music Reviews
Rating: 2/4
(1-Hate It, 2-Average, 3-Above Average, 4-Love It)
Madhumasam is the story of a naïve girl, Hamsa (Sneha) who thinks marriages should be based on love, but has the misfortune to fall for, and propose to, Sanjay (Sumanth), who does not believe in love. The movie is mainly about how these two people work out their personal beliefs and come together. (Of course they come together, this is a telugu movie for gods’ sake). Not sure why the title of the movie is Madhumasam, unlike other movies, the title does not come up in every dialogue 
I want to like this movie, but I really can’t. The story is a bit unusual, and I felt sympathetic towards the character of Hamsa, whose love is exploited by everyone around her. There is only a little violence, (the mandatory hero-rescuing-heroine-from-rowdies scene) but the movie is, in my opinion, a PG-13 type movie due to the complex adult relationships portrayed. The direction and editing is sluggish, and the climax looks so contrived that I can’t find the patience for it. The music is pleasant enough when you’re in the theater, but does not necessarily want to make you rush out and buy a copy of the CD.
I can’t say what Parvati Melton was doing in the movie – I am sure her character was there in the script to make some point or drive home some contrast, but I completely missed it. Her transformation from someone who likes her single status to suddenly wanting to be married was not etched out properly. I don’t think the movie would have suffered greatly if her part had been edited out.
Give this one a miss, there are far better movies out there. If you’re craving a romantic movie with Sumanth in it, just watch Godavari again.
Categories: Telugu Movie Reviews
